Bring in the clowns! The Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus will be rolling into Birmingham this week and they will be parading to the BJCC, maybe you can catch a peek! Alys Stephens will be presenting The Spencers Theatre of Illusion on Friday, a fantastic show for the entire family! Catch a movie at Homewood library, or spin some art with Bart’s Art Cart at the Birmingham Museum of Art! Lots to choose from this week! What will you do?
Make sure to check back throughout the week, we update the calendar as we learn of more events! Have a great week!
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Sunday January 23rd:
Barts Art Cart, Spin Your Own Work of Art – Birmingham Museum of Art
Take inspiration from the Museum’s current exhibition, Spiral: Perspectives on an African-American Art Collective, and come spin your own work of art!
11:00am – 1:00pm
Scholastic Chess Club at Books-A-Million Brookwood Village
In our upstairs Kids Nook. Beginners are welcome, lessons
available, K-12, other mind sport activities are available such as
checkers and GO. Free to attend!
2PM – 5PM
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Monday January 24th:
Monday Movie – Homewood Library
Pop on in for a fun flick and tasty treat!
3:30pm
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Tuesday January 25th:
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus Parade
Vanderbilt Road to Richard Arrington Blvd then Right on 19th Street
10am *Time is subject to change depending on their arrival
MOPS Meeting – Riverchase United Methodist
“Social Studies” topic at the Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS) for Expecting Mothers thru to Mothers with preschoolers at 6:30-8:30 pm at Riverchase
Community Church. RSVP child care with Lynn 664-4531. http://riverchase.cc/mops.php
Together Time – Emmet O’Neal Library
Action-packed storytime with Ms. NayNay.
All ages. 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Storytime – Homewood Library
Join us for the fun of it! All ages welcome.
10:30am
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Wednesday January 26th:
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus, Fully Charged – BJCC
7:30pm
Anime Day – Homewood Library
Grades 6-12 only. Join us after school for snacks, anime and fun with your friends. (We’ll be meeting in the Large Auditorum.)
3:30 – 4:30
Wonderful Wednesday Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Please join us as we read Russell the Sheep. Can you help Russell go to sleep?
11:oo am
Family Story Time with Mr Mac – North Shelby Library
Storyteller Extraordinaire – Come join Mr Mac and his musical storytime complete with puppets! All Ages, no registration required.
10:45am
Storytime – Homewood Library
Join us for the fun of it! All ages welcome.
10:30am
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Thursday January 27th:
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus – BJCC
10:30am and 7:30pm
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Friday January 28th:
Spencers Theatre of Illusion – Alys Stephens Center
Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center Presents a fantastic show for the whole family!
Prepare to be mystified! Named International Magicians of the Year and Performing Arts Entertainers of the Year (Six Times), the Spencers dazzle audiences with their never-seen-before illusions.
Theatre of Illusion is much more than a magic show. Take your seat and you’ll cross over a threshold of disbelief only moments after the Spencers take the stage. The duo presents a high-tech stage show that combines drama, comedy, romance, and suspense that’s chock-full of elaborate stage illusions that include dazzling special effects and magnificent set design. Working with some of the leading creators, inventors, designers, and builders in the industry, the Spencers feature many original illusions that you simply won’t see anywhere else. Don’t miss it!
$1 of every ticket will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network.
Adults: $37 · Kids: $17 · tickets
8pm
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus – BJCC
10:30am and 7:30pm
Storytime with Nene – Whole Foods Market
In the Cafe. Snacks, Songs and Storyboards
10:00am
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Saturday January 29th:
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus – BJCC
11:30am, 3:30 and 7:30pm
Barts Art Cart, Spin Your Own Work of Art – Birmingham Museum of Art
Take inspiration from the Museum’s current exhibition, Spiral: Perspectives on an African-American Art Collective, and come spin your own work of art!
11:00am – 1:00pm
Super Saturday Storytime – Barnes and Noble Summit
Join us as we read Llama Llama Red Pajama!
11:00am
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Sunday January 30th:
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus – BJCC
1:00pm and 5:00pm
Barts Art Cart, Spin Your Own Work of Art – Birmingham Museum of Art
Take inspiration from the Museum’s current exhibition, Spiral: Perspectives on an African-American Art Collective, and come spin your own work of art!
11:00am – 1:00pm
Scholastic Chess Club at Books-A-Million Brookwood Village
In our upstairs Kids Nook. Beginners are welcome, lessons
available, K-12, other mind sport activities are available such as
checkers and GO. Free to attend!
2PM – 5PM
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Local Attractions Open Daily!
McWane Science Center:
Itty Bitty Magic City –
The mini-sized Magic City – complete with buildings and factories – encourages young learners to explore new skills as they join the cities’ workforce. By dressing up in a favorite career costume and becoming a steel worker, doctor, pilot scientist or train conductor, preschoolers take one small step into the world around them. While operating cranes, turning gears, pulling pulleys, and building structures – to name just a few of the hands-on activities – children expand their understanding of themselves as they experience how objects behave and how their own actions affect the objects around them. Little explorers are free to navigate this active learning area at their own pace, allowing creativity, fun and discovery to flourish in the Itty Bitty Magic City!
NatureScope – Explore the great outdoors from inside the museum. McWane Science Center and the Birmingham Audubon Society are partnering to create a new exhibit called NatureScope. Explore the science of the birds and the bugs in this new area! Get up close and personal with some resident creepy crawlies! Learn what role insects play in our ecosystem with the decomposition chamber. Meet large bugs including emperor scorpions, a tarantula, and even a giant African millipede!
Animalopolis at the IMAX – ANIMALOPOLIS will take you on a voyage into the magical world of animals. A bit fanciful, a bit “Seussian” perhaps, a place of good natured humor, beauty and just plain fun for kids and their parents.
Birmingham Zoo:
Lorikeet Aviary – Our Lorikeet Aviary has more birds than ever! Zoo guests can feed these exotic birds every day. You and your family will see these birds’ behavior as they eat nectar out of your hand.
Weekends 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
PELICAN FEEDING – A great way to see our pelicans in action is to witness them eating their favorite treats near the pelican boardwalk.
RHINO ENCOUNTER – Embark on an African adventure and experience one of the world’s most extraordinary animals, the Southern White Rhino. Watch from only feet away as our zookeepers engage in hands-on interaction with the animals inside their African-themed exhibit. Don’t miss this exciting encounter with one of the largest mammals on the planet!
Weekdays: 3pm – 3:30pm
Weekends: 11:30am – Noon & 3pm – 3:30 pm
GIRAFFE FEEDING – This up close and personal animal encounter is a memory you and your family will have for a lifetime.
Weekday: 11am – Noon
Weekends: 10am – 11am & 2pm – 3pm
Vulcan Park and Museum:
Vulcan is the world’s largest cast iron statue; made of 100,000 pounds of iron and 56 feet tall, he stands at the top of Red Mountain overlooking the city of Birmingham. But, Vulcan is more than a statue. Vulcan Park and Museum features spectacular views of Birmingham, an interactive history museum that examines Vulcan and Birmingham’s story, and a beautiful public park for visitors and locals to enjoy. With an official information center that is operated by the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau, Vulcan Park and Museum serves as the first stop for visitors to the Birmingham area!
Railroad Park:
Railroad Park is a 19 acre green space in downtown Birmingham that celebrates the industrial and artistic heritage of our great city. Situated along 1st Avenue South, between 14th and 18th Streets, the park is a joint effort between the City of Birmingham and the Railroad Park Foundation. Hailed as “Birmingham’s Living Room,” Railroad Park provides a historically rich venue for local recreation, family activities, concerts, and cultural events, while connecting Birmingham’s downtown area with Southside and UAB’s campus.
Southern Museum of Flight:
Earn Your Wings – Bring your little pilot and soar above the clouds in our little pilots room. Kids enjoy building aircrafts, flying kites, and more.
Museum Open Tuesday – Thursday
9:30am – 4:30pm
Do you have or know of an event you would like to have added to our weekly calendar? Please email us at contact@birminghammommy.com, subject line “Events Calendar” – We would love to hear from you!
